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America's favorite holidays : candid histories /

"America's Favorite Holidays explores how five of America's culturally dominant holidays--Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween, and Thanksgiving--came to be what they are today, combinations of seasonal and religious celebrations heavily influenced by modern popular cult...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Forbes, Bruce David (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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